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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (23)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 1757K vs 1294K
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Supports 31% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Performs 25% better in floating-point computations
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 3000 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Higher GPU frequency (~20%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +36%
1757044
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1294871
CPU 553922 490530
GPU 434880 202615
Memory 311861 221583
UX 456381 380143
Total score 1757044 1294871
Samples [238 tests] [90 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 218.9 MB/sec 151.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 145.2 pages/sec 104.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 168.3 Mpixels/sec 124.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 133 images/sec 88.5 images/sec
HDR 167.2 Mpixels/sec 119.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 18.8 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 34.5 images/sec 38.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.78 Mpixels/sec 4.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples 132 tests 54 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 9.81 images/sec
Face detection 5.1 images/sec 4.42 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.53 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.56 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 32.6 Gpixels/sec 15.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2177.4 FPS 1079.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 66 tests 30 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1092 729
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 8 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 5312 -
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 23 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3667 2255
Stability 45% 63%
Graphics test 21 FPS 13 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13957 13237
Video editing score 7265 7311
Data manipulation score 14272 10976
Photo editing score 32179 27827
Writing score 17828 15631
Phones tested 9 models 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 90 FPS
[Ultra]		 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 118 FPS
[Ultra]		 89 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]		 114 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 40 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1116 x 2480		 Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Ciciz)AnTuTu 122032599
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Ciciz)AnTuTu 122032599
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Horizon377)AnTuTu 121894819
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-22 (DiKevoLi'Phone)AnTuTu 121844320
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Mil)AnTuTu 121763249
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11)AnTuTu 121501761
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Cisfan)AnTuTu 121342308
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312AnTuTu 121279540
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)Geekbench 6 CPU1653 / 4280
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A510		 1x 3 GHz โ€“ Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 16 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8.5 W 5.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 740 Adreno 730
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 680 MHz 818 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 512 512
Total shaders 1536 1024
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops 1675.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 67.2 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 Snapdragon X65
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2022 December 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8550-AB SM8450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
    - There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.

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Comments

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Randy Chan September 13, 2026 at 02:03 AM
The most significant difference between 8 Gen 1 and 8 Gen 2 is the former is manufactured by Samsung and the later is manufactured by the superior TSMC. Luckily when I bought my first OnePlus phone(11) it was powered by 8 Gen 2. The great performance I got was so good that I later bought the OnePlus 15 powered 8 Elite Gen 5 and I'm loving it bigtime.
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A7med February 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
8 gen 2 king of SOCs First light of qualcomm
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Customer Xxx October 9, 2024 at 08:44 PM
How can 8 gen 1 have higher flops?
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Serhii October 11, 2024 at 06:00 AM
Info corrected, thank you for a comment.
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Mukhesh January 17, 2024 at 08:36 PM
Nice website, love it!
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Rtoikka November 3, 2023 at 08:53 PM
The Snapdragon 8th gen 2 is great for gaming for several years. It's capable of running heavy games, just like its predecessors; 7th gen 1, 7th gen 2, 8th gen 1 and 2. Even my super-old Snapdragon 690 with Adreno 619 can handle AAA games like Genshin Impact and Call of Duty, as well as run PUBG smoothly. Now, consider the difference between Adreno 619 and 740, yet the older model still manages to handle games. This leads me to believe that the entire Adreno 700 series is very impressive for gaming.
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omenda November 7, 2025 at 08:21 AM
8 gen 1 can run codm at 120fps on meium settings. what more do i need to upgrade to 8 gen 2. id rather leap from a gamechanger soc.that will 3 come 3 yrs later
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Vinod June 11, 2023 at 01:32 AM
I feel This is the best website to compare CPU's and mobile processors
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Nerd Reviews Media May 10, 2023 at 09:34 AM
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 offers significant improvements over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, including performance per watt, features, and connectivity. Another major change is the addition of "Ray Tracing" capabilities, a feature not found in previous chips. As games start to leverage this technology, it could lead to some of the most graphically impressive and immersive gaming experiences ever. Beyond gaming, these features could also provide a robust dev-kit for developers and artists looking to create AI-based illustrations.
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Tech Reviews February 14, 2023 at 08:52 AM
3 Crazy Facts about Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 that will change your criticisms of Snapdragon: One by one let's summarize the biggest changes and how Qualcomm is Secretly Killing Apple Bionic Chipset๐Ÿคซ. Qualcomm Made a little GENIUS to its 8 Gen 2๐Ÿค”. Hottest Fact #1 (GPU) - According to a Test conducted by a well-known Tech reviewer the Adreno 740 is almost the same performance and Graphical Score as an NVidia GTX 1050 PC GPU while it was clock only at 680Mhz and only consumes 8 Watts, a 30% Boost over Adreno 730 HOLY COW! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ. And a Big Revelation part is that Apple's A16 Bionic GPU is as same as the A15 Bionic of last year what a surprise! The only upgrade is the DDR5 which only lessens 15% Power Consumption Apple Is now starting to scam customers because of this conservative move. Hottest Fact #2 (CPU) - Did u realize guys that the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has an Extra P (Performance) Core? You think guys it will add another power consumption right? Well, you're wrong!!! You see the additional P Cores on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 are pretty Genius. The additional P Cores are not to add power consumption but to lessen the heat. 1x Cortex X3 is the main core for loading apps, 2x Cortex A715 a P core only for 64-bit applications, 2x Cortex A-710 for 64 and 32 Bit and 3x Cortex A510 Power Efficiency core, the core setup is 1, 4, 3 Configuration. It means that 2x Cortex A710 will Process 32 Bit, and 2x Cortex A715 Process 64 Bit im soo amazed with this brilliant idea it does lessen the heat and power consumption than the previous 1, 3, and 4 configurations of the previous Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with 3x Cortex A710 which process both 64 bit and 32 bit which build up the heat. How does it lessen Power Consumption? Well, Performance Cores does computes bigger chunks of data the quicker it processes. The Power Efficiency of small cores does consume a lot with the idea of a slow computational cycle. While the additional P Core helps the computation more quicker without peaking the clock speed. Hottest Fact #3 (Power consumption) - This is a back-and-forth battle, According to a well-known Tech Reviewer Again, Apple's A16 Bionic retains the title of being the king of Power efficiency it's way way more conservative than the screen time lasted 8 Hours and 8 Mins while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is a surprise Why? it reaches 7 Hours and 35 Mins screen time a big jump boost over Snapdragon 8 Gen 1's 5 Hours and 45 Mins Screen time, Now Qualcomm is making a serious Chipset OMG! A GTX 1050 on a Phone which Lasts 7 Hours while only consuming 8 Watts Hahaha! What a Joke!. In a test on a well-known game called Genshin Impact, Apple's A16 Bionic consumes a lot of GPU power around 11 watts while the FPS is at 40 while Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 consumes only 8.75 watts while the FPS is consistent at 60 FPS. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is the undisputed king of GPU.
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Daine Quitco April 12, 2023 at 02:03 PM
Now that's some Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 facts! I'll upgrade to a new phone in early moments of 2024, which we had the Samsung Galaxy S24 then, and I've heard rumors that Samsung is going to use the Exynos 2400 in their Galaxy S24 Series :/ Exynos chips are pretty bad to my perspective, if they do then I'll go for the last year's Samsung Galaxy S23 Series that were powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2!
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Daine Quitco July 27, 2023 at 03:55 AM
Later, I decided to get an Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, but still! I'm impressed by how powerful the Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are! Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 Bionic can both handle multitasking and video editing too while being power efficient too.
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Thirumurugan February 2, 2023 at 03:53 PM
Wow snapdragon 8 gen 2 really amazing
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Xiaomi 12 owner January 18, 2023 at 09:54 PM
So this means if you have 8 gen phone does not make sense to buy a new phone now wait until 6g phones come.
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MESSIโˆžGOAT December 19, 2022 at 03:56 AM
This is one of the best chip like 865 (870). It will also be at the top for a very long time like 865 (870), cuz the 870 is still outstanding and This is the best chip like 865 (870). And companies use this chip even nowadays.
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Mi 10 Ultra Owner January 30, 2023 at 08:21 PM
Absolutely agree. Snapdragon 865 is still working great today. Hope that 8 Gen 2 will be the same.
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Diverse March 5, 2023 at 02:20 AM
Mi 10 Ultra Owner, Even the old 820 in my Oneplus 3 is still doing its job just fine!.. But after repairing it a couple of times because of daily use and abuse, it is now starting to truly fall apart and I am looking for the 8gen 2 chips being released in more and more phones.
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Boro Kruzat June 28, 2023 at 12:31 AM
Diverse, ZTE nubia z50 has SD 8 Gen 2 chipset
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Ryan December 8, 2022 at 12:45 PM
look like a good upgrade with an impressive multicore score that was long overdue now the only question will be efficiency...
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GGG December 8, 2022 at 10:09 PM
techtablets released a video where the iqoo 11 with snapdragon 8 gen 2 throttles to 66.7% but still manages to score 2500 points in 3d mark wildlife extreme at the VERY LOWEST score. meanwhile, exynos 2200 ( s22 ultra) scores 2022 AT BEST before it throttles down to 1469 points. that's a 70% improvement in a fully throttled phone after multiple runs of stress tests... that's a ridiculous jump
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Daine Quitco April 12, 2023 at 02:04 PM
GGG, Jeez, Exynos chips are horrible. Qualcomm's chipsets are way better!
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Quan April 30, 2023 at 02:00 AM
Daine Quitco, You've no idea, I had an Exynos 990 that thing would heat up to inferno levels, and throttle heavily to the point of things looking like a slide show. I've got the S23 Ultra's first Samsung phone since purely brought it due to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 being global for it.
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Apple fanboy December 6, 2022 at 05:13 PM
Guys most of the time benchmark test doesn't mean anything. We need to see actual tests on 8gen2.
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